No. 7 women's hoops bounces back with 71-42 win at Carnegie Mellon

Jan 07, 2007

Three Brandeis University women's basketball players scored in
double figures today as the Judges bounced back from their first
loss of the season with a 71-42 win at Carnegie Mellon in
University Athletic Association play in Skibo Gymnasium.

The Judges (10-1, 1-1 UAA) trailed just once in the contest, early,
when Carnegie Mellon (5-7, 0-3 UAA) hit an early 3-pointer after
the Judges had drawn first blood. Brandeis scored the game's next
seven points and never looked back. They were ahead by as many as
16 points before taking a 33-23 lead into the locker room thanks to
11 points off of 13 CMU turnovers. Brandeis opened the second half
on a 14-2 run over the first 5:37 and the lead never dipped below
20 point after that.

Senior Caitlin Malcolm led Brandeis with 16 points on five-of-eight
from the floor with a 3-pointer and five-of-eight from the line.
She also blocked three shots for the second straight game. Rookie
Jessica Chapin (Mendon, N.Y.) threw in 13 points off the bench and
recorded a team-high three steals. Junior Jaime Capra (Old Bridge,
N.J.) was the third to reach double figures with 10 points. Junior
guard Kiersten Holgash (Easton, Pa.) led the squad with six
assists, while sophomore Amanda Wells (Loudon, N.H.) had five
rebounds. Brandeis finished with 29 points off 21 Tartan turnovers.
The Judges shot 68% (13-19) from the floor in the second half en
route to 48% for the game (22-46)

Carnegie Mellon was led by 11 points from sophomore Jeanette
Schilling (Houston, Texas), nine of which came in the first half.
Classmate Ashley Rothwell (Pittsburgh, Pa.) led all players with 10
rebounds and just missed a double-double with nine points.
Sophomore Stacie Aleski (Pittsburgh, Pa.) had a game-high six
assists for the hosts.